from chief justice john roberts. >> are you prepared to take the oath? >> i am. >> please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, sonja sotomayor, do solemnly swear. >> i sonja sotomayor do solemnly swear. >> that i will administer justice without respect to persons. >> that i will administer justice without respect to persons. and do equal right to the poor and to the rich. >> and do equal right to the poor and to the rich. and that i will faithly and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as associate justice of the supreme court of the united states of america. under the constitution and laws of the united states. so help me god.

>> congratulations and welcome to the court. >> lots of firsts taking place today. it's the first swearing in to be televised. this one taking place at the white house. that's why we go to elaine. the first hispanic american. give me an idea what meeting will take place between she and the president? >> that's right. of course this is a huge victory for president obama, his first high court appointee getting sworn in today. an emotional moment, first of all, as sonia sotomayor was sworn in by chief justice roberts and her mother and brother looking on there. for his part, president obama did not attend. why is that? the president himself wanted this to take place at the supreme court itself, not the white house. it has been done in the past, because he wanted to send a message about the court and the

symbol of the court's independence, according to court and legal sources. instead, there will be a reception for now justice sonia sotomayor. it will take place wednesday here at the white house. we are told both president obama and vice president joe biden are expected to be in attendance. >> thanks so much. appreciate that from the white house. much more from you later on in the day. so justice sotomayor is a source of pride for the nation's hispanics. cnn susan candiotti is in new york's spanish harlem neighborhood right now where there was a watch party taking place in the last hour, susan. folks wanted to see this piece of history and all of it unfolding on live television. >> reporter: it was exciting for all the people watching here in spanish harlem. a number of people here from the bronx, including this woman who, as you can see, has the appropriate t-shirt on. wise latina made just for the occasion. why is this day so exciting for

you? >> well, because the senate of the united states was able to overcome its prejudices about women and about latina women, and did the right thing and selected the best possible candidate to serve on the supreme court of the united states. >> reporter: there are still some who wonder about her comment about being a wise latina woman. do you think her background will somehow color her decisions on the supreme court? >> i don't think so. i think she comes with a wide range of experience and knowledge and living in a multicultural society, her being elected, selected to the supreme court creates a life curriculum for us to create a society towards justice and quality. >> reporter: i saw tears streaming down your face as you were watching the ceremony. you thrust your fist onto the air and you were so excited.

why is this such a source of pride for you? what kind of message does this send to all americans? >> that we have a fighting chance and we are being recognized for the very first time. being low-income individuals and living in a poor community, it shows that people can progress no matter where you are at. >> reporter: you are one of the pu younger people that was here today. what kind of message does this send to you and how does judge sotomayor inspire you? >> it just shows me as a young person i can accomplish anything. i'm 19 years old, but i feel like i've got a long way ahead of me and i'm going to accomplish all my dreams and goals and she is such an inspiration. >> reporter: thank you all very much for joining us again. it is an historic day for all americans, but here in spanish harlem, a special source of pride. back to you. >> susan candiotti, thank you again. justice sotomayor will be meeting with the president.

now that she is officially sworn in by the chief justice. all the nation, including spanish harlem was watching. it brings us to this. in october, cnn will present latino in america. a look at how hispanics are reshaping politics, business, schools and culture in america. "latino in america" only on cnn this october. president obama says he is encouraged by a new report showing a slight decline in the unemployment rate. it's the first time that's happened in 15 months, but the president said it's too soon to celebrate. in his saturday radio and internet address, he once again made his pitch for health insurance reform, calling it essential for economic growth. >> this month's job numbers are assigned, we've begun to put the brakes on this recession and the worst may be behind us, but we must do more than rescue our

economy from this immediate crisis. we must rebuild it stronger than before. we must lay a new foundation for future growth and prosperity. and a key pillar of a new foundation is health insurance reform. reform that we are now closer to achieving than ever before. there's still details to be hammered out. there are still differences to be reconciled, but we are moving toward a broad consensus on reform. >> in response, republicans say a nationalized health care system is not the answer. instead, they want lower taxes, less regulation and reduced litigation. >> it's why we are committed to helping more americans to get the health care coverage they need, not through nationalizing the system through a costly government-run plan, but rather by supporting free market incentives to help small business owners make coverage foreaccessible and affordable and ensuring americans can keep their individual private policies. government must be more

efficient and more accountable, which is why we are calling to an end to the new government spending that is leading to an exploding deficit and burdening our children with the new debt they will have to repay. when push comes to shove over health care, have you seen these town hall meetings that look and sound more like a pro wrestling match these days than a meeting of law makers and constituents? our gary tuckman has and puts all of this into context for us. >> reporter: is it democracy? demogoary or both? town hall meetings used to be rather sleepy affair. there are image wes president obama with a mustache like hitler or looking like the joker. democratic senators like arlen spector -- >> medicare and social

security -- >> reporter: and claire mccass kill are hearing it from extremely unhappy americans. people have been arrested. others suffered minor injuries with pushing and shoving. democrats like florida's kathy castor have barely been able to get a word in edgewise. at her meeting opponents were seething because they were stuck outside the town hall because they couldn't sit in the room. protestors held signs on the other sign of the window. the congresswoman had to be hustled out. in texas, congressman lloyd doggett tried to talk. they depicted him in an unsavory way. >> the crowd was certainly angry. i suppose some might have had a negative reaction to the poster that said, "lloyd doggett, trader to texas, devil to all people." >> reporter: how did it come to

this? depends who you ask. the democratic national committee says these are orchestrated by the republican party and democrats released this web video. >> they lost the confidence of the american people. they are organizing angry mob like they did during the election. >> reporter: the word "mob" is greatly insulting to folks on the other side of the argument. many say they are simply imposing their rights. >> i feel my constitutional rights are being taken away from me before my eyes. i don't like the direction that they're going. they are taking away our freedom of speech. the silent majority is finally fed up with it. >> reporter: now moveon.org sent out an e-mail to supporters saying they have a plan, "to fight back against these radical right-wingers." the group is raising hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations. it's not only the weather that's

hot in august, now the political temperature is broiling, too. gary tuckman, cnn, new york. it's time to take the temperature down a bit. that's the message from the white house, as well. >> they ought to be able to be conducted without shouting and shoving and pushing and people getting hurt. i think we can have honest policy disagreements without being either disagreeable or certainly without being violent. >> earlier this week, gibbs compared the scenes of health care reform to the "brooks brothers brigade" in 2000. they disrupted the vote count between george w. bush and al gore. sizzling hurricane felicia. that does not mean hawaii is totally in the clear. to stay on top of my game after 50,

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preparing for a hurricane. it's looking less menacing than just a few days ago. hurricane felicia is now expected to hit the island train as a tropical storm or perhaps even weaker, but there is still a good threat for lots of rain and mudslides and that can be a real mess. reynolds wolf is in the severe weather center. how does it look? >> it looks pretty good. about 36 hours ago this was a

powerhouse, category 4 storm. one of the strongest in the planet. it has weakened significantly. there are two big reasons, one of the biggest reasons as to why it has weakened because of this number, 77 degrees. those are water temperatures you have between this system and the hawaiian islands. to maintain that same strength it's got to have 80 degrees or higher. another thing is the idea of strong upper-level winds that are going to be coming in from the southwest. that's going to cause shear. it's going to cause this storm to rip apart a bit. when that occurs it will lose its intensity. take a look at what we've seen. it lost a lot of its structure. if you look at the forecast path, we'll put that into motion for you. it still has more of a westerly move than expected. it could go farther to the north or south of the big island as we get onto early tuesday morning. as it weakens, it should become a minimal tropical storm, maybe

even a tropical depression. will still provide rainfall for hawaii. you could have flash flooding and maybe mud slides. on the other side, extreme heat in parts of texas with highs going up to 98 degrees. with the high humidity will be much warmer. memphis with 93. 96 in kansas city. chicago going up to about 91. it's not probably going to last that long. the reason is simple. we can expect cloud cover to develop with that chance of scattered showers and storms. some of these may be severe, especially onto the late afternoon hours. something else to consider is the -- if you look at the position of the area of low pressure, you look at the warm front and cold front moving over the same area, we could see a training effect. that means a lot of these showers and storms forming over some of this area. >> that is not a good sign. while we can see you, we can't hear you anymore. hopefully we'll get a chance. we have a microphone problem. we'll get a chance to revisit

with you. thank you, reynolds. the family of billy mays is criticizing a coroner's report listing cocaine as a factor in the tv pitchman's death. the 50-year-old mays was found dead june 28th at his home in tampa, florida. the medical examiner found cocaine use had contributed to the heart disease that suddenly killed him. relatives say they never saw signs of cocaine use or any other nonprescription drugs. they are considering an independent review of the autopsy now. funerals are set today for two of the three women killed tuesday night at a pittsburgh-area fitness club. the gunman 48-year-old george soldini turned the gun on himself after shooting nine others. the suspect in the northern university attacks last year. the online gun dealer says the

sale is legal and he has done nothing wrong. >> in the last few hours, indonesia's elite anti-terror forces may have won their biggest battle in the ongoing war with insurgents. a series of missions ending successfully, police say one raid stopped a plan assassination of the indonesian president. their bigger get is in sejava. >> this was the last hide house of indonesia's most-wanted terrorist. the focus of a ferocious fire fight in central java lasting 18 hours. indonesia's elite decatchment

group were inside the buildings. ambulances came to collect the bodies. this used to be from a terrorist group. the authorities say he was behind a series of deadly bombings, including the huge blasts in bali in 2002. almost every year has brought a renew add tack in indonesia from hotels to embassy. the most recent attack came just three weeks ago. a double bombing on two hotels in jakarta leaving seven dead plus two suicide bombers. >> i think the fact that top is

dead is a huge fight against terrorists in the region. the problem is we still don't know how big his network is and we don't know how many other arrests will take place. it's too early to conclude that the threat in indonesia of future attacks is automatically going to go down. >> reporter: in 2005, the police came tantalizingly close to catching noordin at this restaurant. he used it as a propaganda studio with chilling messages warning of further attacks. he would train with firearms, as well as learning detailed bomb-making techniques. his decade-long reign of terror appears to be over. experts warn there may be other followers willing to take his place.

they found other bombs in a house in jakarta. >> we found 100 kilograms of explosives, three plastic containers of explosives. we found a car that has been prepared for a car bombing in two weeks' team. >> reporter: after the dramatic fire fight, the question now for police, how widespread is noordin's network and will the disciples have the capability to wreak revenge? you are looking at the hudson river in hoboken, new jersey. why? emergency teams are responding to a crash between two helicopters taking place just moments ago there over the hudson river. search and rescue teams are there under way. we are not exactly clear how many people may be involved or onboard those two helicopters. this is the information we have thus far. among those who witnessed the crash, at least in an audible sort of way, mike doyle who is

on the line with us now. mike, explain to me what it is you heard, but not necessarily saw? >> we basically heard an explosion happening in the distance. we were right at the corner of 7th and washington in hoboken, a couple of blocks from the river. a lady next to us who is looking towards the river said, oh, my god. we asked her what happened and she said a helicopter -- she said two helicopters just collided. we quickly ran to the river and more eye witnesses there said that it was a small plane and a helicopter who hit each other. >> you were already outside when you heard this loud noise. you spoke with someone, another passerby, someone else near you. once you ran to the river and looked toward the area where people believe they heard that explosion originating from, what did you see? do you see the emergency response teams out there? >> there was a bunch of boats

already on the river circling, i guess, where the, where everything went down, fell into the water. it took probably about a couple of minutes and then a rescue helicopter showed up and some divers ended up jumping into the water. >> but you have not seen any evidence of any debris on top of the water, anything that looks close to a helicopter? >> no. there is no debris anywhere. there is no debris floating. all you see are the boats that were there helping out. i guess everything at that point had started to sink. there were no signs of anything. >> so you live in the area then? >> yeah. i live in hoboken. >> is it fairly common to see a lot of helicopter traffic in that general vicinity where you are on a regular basis or a saturday morning? >> yeah. there tend to be a couple of helicopters here that fly over that same path a lot. plus, i mean, since newark is so close -- i've never seen a tiny

airplane fly by. actually, when we were here, a couple of minutes after everyone was searching, there was another plane higher in the sky flying by. >> during a week day on a regular basis it's likely -- it's common to see a lot of helicopters really reporting on traffic in the area. and commuter choppers, as well. just wasn't sure what the scene is usually like on the weekends. mike doyle, thanks for being with us. we'll check back with you. we are going to continue to try to get as much information as we can about what we hear to be two helicopters that collided and a search and rescue response team is there in the hudson river just off hoboken, new jersey. john edwards, his former mistress and why she is talking to a grand jury.

we want to bring you a look at more updated information on that collision and now the search-and-rescue taking place off hoboken there in the hudson river. susan candiotti who is in new york has new information based on the source you've spoken. with susan?

>> reporter: right. apparently the crash involved a tour helicopter. it's somebody called liberty tours helicopter, we are told, with six people aboard. it is unclear whether the six includes the pilot or not. this information is coming to us from new york's police department deputy commissioner paul brown who confirms this information to cnn. the helicopter apparently crashed into a small aircraft. as you know, a rescue operation is under way at this time to see whether they can find any survivors of this crash, if that's possible, and looking for debris. we know at least one helicopter has dispatched divers into the water, and obviously, there is a huge rescue operation going on at this time in the hudson river. >> okay. susan, thank you so much. just to give us clarity on the location here, hoboken, i noted there are two airports, the

newark airport and a smaller one teterboro that is in the is very egy vicinity. any idea whether they are from those two air strips? >> reporter: no. it's too early on. we are looking into all those situations and we are talking with the faa and their agencies to help sort this out. of course, everyone knows it is not uncommon for helicopters to be flying up and down the hudson river. this is a popular way for tourists to look over manhattan and see the sights. now we learn tourists were evidently aboard one of the aircraft that crashed. we'll be naturally talking to them to find out more about this. >> susan candiotti, thanks so much. we'll check back with you momentarily. meantime, we'll talk about legal cases on tap. we'll turn to our legal expert, avery friedman. richard herrmann is not with us today. we'll see if we can handle this

on our own. a number of interesting cases, one including john edwards, former presidential candidate, but this involves a grand jury testimony. that also involved his ex-mistress. even though richard is not here, he did send me some comments on this. i'll read a couple and then i'd love for you to weigh in, as well. he said never a good sign when federal authorities poke into the possible use of campaign funds. knowingly converting money to a action political is a federal crime. edwards says he has no idea this was made. >> he is correct in the sense when you divert campaign funds to personal use, that is a felony under federal law. the question that is presented here is how is the government going to make the case because the key witness, fredericka, is

fred barren, the financial director of the edwards campaign. the governor's got a slight problem, he's dead. the government is going to try to build their case by inference in reille hunter, who was the ex-mistress. she appeared before a federal grand jury. >> with her child in tow. i only underscore that because of the accusations about whether or not that was indeed john edwards' child, even though he says no, it's not. this is an awkward situation. >> that is a very frightening thing, i imagine for mr. edwards and miss hunter. if the deal was, if the allegation is true that she was paid off and she is not allowed to say who the father is, she will be put under oath on the question whether or not she got $114,000 and who the father may very well be. >> oh, gosh. all right. former louisiana congressman william jefferson in court in virginia. jury deliberated for five days.

we are talking about originally 16 corruption charges. they found him guilty of 11. >> huge, huge. >> this was no surprise to our richard herrmann who says, "surprise, surprise." he says, let this be a lesson. scoring $90,000 in your freezer never ends well. that was at the core of this case. >> yeah. the $90,000 in the refrigerator or freezer was the tip of the iceberg in the freezer, what do you think of that? it's more than that. the jury actually the next day decided that the $90,000 was part of $740,000 in bribes for mr. jefferson, former congressman jefferson and his family. >> he is still looking at sentencing. >> that's right. sentencing will be coming up in october. the maximum is 200 years. >> oh, my gosh. isn't also what is at issue is

whether he will lose a good $450,000 in assets or have to pay back some of the money he is found guilty of taking? >> well, the government is holding a big chunk of that money. i don't think that is going to be a problem. the jury said he owes $470,000. believe it or not, this shouldn't be a shock, he's going to appeal that decision to the u.s. court of appeals. >> sometimes that buys you a little time. then sometimes you still are sentenced and then your appeal comes later and you are appealing while in your jail. >> they didn't call him dollar bill for nothing. >> yikes. let's talk about minor league pitcher julio castillo. >> love this case. >> you do? ouch. throwing the ball at a fan in a very hard, big way. now we are talking about a possible lawsuit. >> well, on the criminal aspect of it which got resolved a

couple of days ago, julio who is facing eight years wound up with a 30-day sentence for hitting chris mccarthy who is a fan with a bean ball. he bean balled him. the interesting thing is his defense, he says, i am such a lousy pitcher in peoria that i can't hit the broad side of a dugout where he claimed he was flinging that fastball. so he missed the dugout, hit mccarthy. big civil suit coming up. >> oftentimes when we see that happening in play, the ball is being aimed at another player of the opposite team. there isn't usually a criminal case. since we are talking about a fan, that's why it's gone here. >> and the chicago cubs organization is teaching him a lesson. they yanked him out of peoria and sent him to boise. >> ouch. avery, we'll talk to you again. we'll hear richard's sentiments. >> he is a sentimental guy. that's all. >> thanks so much. appreciate it. the worst financial crisis

since the great depression. nothing to smile about, but now the president suggests a turnaround is at hand.

happening right now in the newsroom, a breaking story taking place over the hudson river, right near hoboken, new jersey. a search and rescue mission is under way because a tourist helicopter with six people onboard collided with a small aircraft. now search and rescue teams are there trying to not only find debris, but more importantly, find people who are onboard that aircraft. more information as we get it. meantime, sonia sotomayor was sworn in as the 111th justice of the united states supreme court last hour. she is the first hispanic to sit on the high bench. today's ceremony for the first time also was televised. taking place in the white house there with the chief justice john roberts swearing her in.

the president was not there at the time. 88-year-old eunice kennedy shriver is in a cape cod hospital. her children are at her side. the improving jobs picture provides an upbeat tone at the white house. president obama says the worst of the recession may be behind us. here is senior white house correspondent ed henry. >> reporter: the upbeat jobs report is little comfort to greg thompson who just feels fortunate the unemployment benefits he corrects in washington, d.c. we are recently extended. >> for me, i'm just glad they did. there's no jobs. i go out every week and i get the same story. >> a couple of miles away at the white house, the president had a much rosier view of the impact of his stimulus plan.

>> this morning, we receiving additional signs that the worst may be behind us. >> reporter: while 247,000 more people lost jobs in july, the president noted that is far better than what he inherited. >> we are losing jobs at less than half the rate we were when i took office. we pulled the financial system back from the brink while we rescued our economy from catastrophe. we've also begun to rebuild a new foundation for growth. >> reporter: republicans insist the stimulus may be working on the margins, but has not provided the jolt the president originally promised. >> you have to define working. they set the bar that says, we are going to have the second great depression and we didn't so it has to be working. >> reporter: the president acknowledged there is a long way to go, he struck an optimistic tone. >> i am convinced we can see a light at the end of the tunnel, but now we have to move forward with confidence and conviction to reach the promise of the new day. >> reporter: greg thompson, a heavy machinery operator suggest

while some jobs may be coming back, wages are plummeting. >> some people say, look, i'll pay you so much. i say that's half of what i've been getting. well, if you don't want it, we'll get somebody else to do it. >> reporter: the vice president's top economist was less optimistic during my appearance on a radio show on cnn.com. he said it is still entirely possible unemployment will reach 10% by the end of the year. have we turned the coroner the economy like president obama suggested this week? that's the topic for our full hour beginning at 4:00 eastern time today. we'll be answering your questions of that cash for clunkers as well as house payments and the job search. we want to hear from you. send your comments and questions to me on my facebook page or on my blog. here is what you are already

saying. "this still does not include people who can't get a job? he said the media just doesn't get it. robert wallace says, it hasn't begun. it's the final spiral. wait until everyone cashes in on their 401(k)s that regained value. with jobs lost, banks collapsing, health care costs out of control, et cetera. i'm amazed in a little over six months we are even showing any signs of recovery at all. all of this going to be the subject of our conversation 4:00 eastern time today. please join us and be part of the conversation. oprah winfrey faces a trillion dollar lawsuit. this is a lot of money. who is suing and why?

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let's resume our case load here with our legal guy avery friedman who is back with us. richard herrmann is not with us today. he has given us sentiments on some of the cases and legal matters we'll be delving into.

let's talk about supreme court justice sonia sotomayor, sworn in today by chief justice john roberts. what is different here, it was televised. it didn't take place at the u.s. supreme court. i misspoke. it did take place at the u.s. supreme court. talk about the separation of powers and if that is going to be an issue since president obama a big fan of sonia sotomayor. he appointed her. >> sure. this was a great day for america, fredericka. not for the reasons a lot of people are thinking. we recognize now justice sotomayor, but what happened is america has never seen in our nation's history a swearing in of a justice of our u.s. supreme court. what a great moment. more importantly on the separation issue, you recall that justice roberts and justice alito were sworn in at the white house. president obama and now justice

sotomayor got it right. the swearing in took place at the u.s. supreme court, which the founders, i think, intended. this is a separate, independent branch of the government. before this when you have swearings in at the white house, there is a mixed message. the beautiful thing about today is that swearing in took place where it should have been, in a separate, independent branch of the government, a great, great day for the constitution. >> richard herman says at the end of the day though really thinking forward in terms of what's this going to mean in terms of the balance of the court, she is going to occupy the same place in the breakdown of justices as souter, how he did in the court's ideological split and shouldn't alter the court in any way. agree with that? >> 50%. no one is psychic. no one really knows how great or not great this justice is going to be. yes, on gun rights, affirmative action, civil rights, privacy rights, we have some sense. once you go to the supreme court, it's a whole new

ballgame. maybe right, may be wrong. we just don't know. >> let's talk about this suspended police officer in boston. >> boy, oh boy. >> who is now thinking about suing, he is removed, penalized for a racial slur and now he says, you know what? i want to keep my job so i'm taking this to court. >> you know what? this case, at least for purposes of federal practice, is so upside down. number one, the process within the department isn't even completed yet. he is saying his freedom of speech, if you can believe this, is somehow obstructed because he used a racial slur. the u.s. supreme court told us there is no absolute right of freedom of speech unless this particular officer is advancing an issue of public concern, he has no first amendment rights, jumped the gun. if it goes to court, it's on its

way out. >> and sounds like he concurs with what you are saying. the suit contends barrett has been caused pain, anguish, mental distress, really should not have thought he could bring this before the court after sending a racially insensitive e-mail. let's talk about oprah. $1 trillion going no where two, maybe? this young man says she plagiarized his thoughts, his poem. she is profiting from it so he says i want a cut. >> that's damon lloyd goff who lives in the bronx. he wants to get out of the bronx and wants oprah to pay for it. it's even more. he wants $1.2 trillion. bottom line he is saying she sold 650 million books at $19.95, that is his worth. give me all the money. doesn't have a prayer in this case. >> oh, boy. at least he's getting a little publicity.

>> maybe he did. >> that's true, too. avery, appreciate that. thanks for flying solo today. let's talk about this breaking news we continue to follow out of hoboken, new jersey. looking at the hudson river. search and rescue teams are there looking for any remnants and survivors of a collision between a tourist helicopter and small plane. alana duffy is a live witness. what did you see? >> i did not see the collision. i looked up to the sky and saw a plume of smoke. i saw a helicopter twirling through the air and there are pieces and shards of the helicopter flying around. the body of the helicopter turned and made a nose dive straight down while parts of the roetor were floating above it. >> you are near that location right now? >> i am standing -- yeah, i'm on the west side highway looking

out at the water, yeah. >> now describe what you are seeing. >> right now there is a fair bit of air traffic. obviously, there are a ton of people around here. there's ambulance, fire, police. i saw the divers suit up to get in the water and look for survivors. there is nothing buoyant out there. whatever the helicopter or hit it are definitely under water. >> in the time you have been there, have you seen what appears to be any removal of a person? are they pulling up having? >> you know what? i haven't. i haven't seen any of the ems units leave. that leads me to believe nobody has been rushed to the hospital or anything. >> give me an idea on a saturday morning, mid morning what the air traffic usually is in that area. >> you know what? there is a fair bit of air traffic. it's new york and a lot of the planes tend to go over the river and it's tourist season. right now it's probably medium

to high air traffic. >> okay. alanna duffy, thank you so much for your accounts of what you saw and what you are seeing right now in hoboken, new jersey, there in the hudson river. search and rescue teams looking for survivors of this collision between a tourist helicopter and a small plane. much more straight ahead. but i did. you need to talk to your doctor about aspirin. you need to be your own advocate. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. you take care of your kids, now it's time to take care of yourself.

much more on this breaking story of hoboken, new jersey, there you are looking at the hudson river because an intense search and rescue mission is under way after a tourist helicopter is believed six people were onboard. that may include the pilot. perhaps it does not. we know six people onboard that chopper colliding with a small aircraft. now a search and rescue is under way. we've been talking to a number of eyewitnesses. we are joined by another, scott schuman on the phone with us now. a witness a moment ago told me

she sees nothing buoyant, but has seen the divers going under water. what have you been able to see? >> i've seen the exact same thing right now. we are standing on the water. there's just a lot of helicopters flying around and a lot of different boats in the water, as well. >> in the time that you've been there, by chance have you seen anyone that may have been rescued in the time you've been there? >> i have not seen anything. judging from the impact when the plane and helicopter hit, it would be very unlikely for a positive outcome from my vantage point. >> it sounds to me like you saw the impact? >> yeah. we were walking, heard a loud bang and saw the plane and another object going onto the water. >> then what? >> we saw that the plane was whirling its way down. brown smoke coming out of the back of it. it crashed into the water and a few seconds later the helicopter with debris flying off of it

hit, as well. then we saw a number of boats rushing to the scene. we saw a little bit of debris falling in hoboken right up the street in front of us. >> during your walk, did it strike you unusual or is it fairly typical saturday mid morning, early morning to see any kind of air terrific in that area? >> no. nothing out of the ordinary. i was just taking a walk. my parents had come up to visit and see hoboken the first time. like i said we heard the bang and looked straight up and it was a crazy scene. >> where you are right now, are there a number of onlookers? >> yes. the water is packed almost as it was for the fireworks with people just looking on with cameras and taking pictures of everything. the police are here blocked off the street by the water with police, fire engine as well as ambulances waiting and hoping for something to happen. >> scott schuman, thanks so much

for your account of what's taking place there on the hudson river at hoboken, new jersey. again, it appears as though, according to eyewitnesses and even our sources there checked out by our susan candiotti in new york that a small tourist helicopter with possibly six people onboard, unclear whether that includes the pilot, collided with a small plane. you heard scott's account of hearing the collision and seeing the small plane whirly bird right down into the river there. within a matter of minutes according to scott's account there, rescue and search teams have gone into the water. rescue choppers in the air trying to find any survivors of anyone to rescue from this scene. much more information on this as we continue to watch the developments there in hoboken, new jersey in the hudson river. to stay on top of my game after 50, i switched to a complete multivitamin with more. only one a day men's 50+ advantage... has gingko for memory and concentration. plus support for heart health.

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